The Subject of Speech Perception

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiv

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2. Review of Research on Human Speech Perception

   • Helen Fraser

   Pages 1-37

3. Cognitivist Philosophy

   • Helen Fraser

   Pages 38-73

4. Phenomenological Philosophy

   • Helen Fraser

   Pages 74-124

5. Subject and World

   • Helen Fraser

   Pages 125-160

6. Towards a New Framework

   • Helen Fraser

   Pages 161-211

7. Conclusion

   • Helen Fraser

   Pages 212-214

8. Back Matter

   Pages 215-250

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This book analyses and challenges the metatheoretical framework which supports information-processing models of human speech perception. The first part consists of a review of speech perception research in the information-processing paradigm; an overview of the cognitivist philosophy from which this approach takes its justification; and an introduction to some relevant themes of phenomenological philosophy. The second half uses the phenomenological insights discussed to demonstrate some inadequacies of cognitivism; to show how these inadequacies underlie problems with the information-processing theory; and suggests an alternative framework with significant change of focus.

• cognitivism
• foundation
• model
• perception
• phenomenology
• philosophy
• subject

• University of New England, Australia

  Helen Fraser

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